Sep 29, 2025

Solano County to pay ‘historic’ $17M settlement to woman deputies dragged from her car in 2020

The lawsuit alleges Solano County Sheriff’s deputies Dalton McCampbell and Lisa McDowell detained and assaulted Nakia Porter....

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  Sep 16, 2021

Rally for woman beaten by Solano deputies calls for sheriff to resign or be removed

Attorney Yasin Almadani said that Ferrara should “do the right thing and step down” and called for an investigation by both the state and federal Department of Justice....

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  Aug 24, 2021

Solano sheriff defends deputies accused of beating Black woman unconscious for no reason

The woman, 33-year-old Nakia Porter, was arrested on Aug. 6, 2020, after she and her father were pulled over in rural Dixon....

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  Aug 19, 2021

Solano sheriff’s deputies beat Black woman unconscious for no reason, lawsuit alleges

The lawsuit alleges that the deputies lied when they said Porter resisted arrest and lied about how long she had been unconscious....

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